My people and Common Sense

I’m African and I lived the first part of my life in Africa and last 25 years in the UK. My quest has been to find out why my people are so far behind. I was able to  pin point the problems to their strange interpretation of religion and pervasive poverty. Religion took hold of their minds and poverty has left many desperate. So the vicious cycle continues.

I have spent the last 20 years being very active in the Christian circles and have preached the gospel with fervour in many countries of the world. Recently,  I became desponted and had to look closely to a system I had been a part of for so long. I was not happy with my findings.

My recent gripe is with the apparent lack of common sense in many things we do in Africa and the role of religion in it.

Many of my people are poor and yet many of the sermons coming from the pulpit is about giving. Many services are held which normally end up in the people giving. So many of these religious organisations became very rich and the people are not looking too good.

Many of my people are unemployed and yet many of the messages coming from the pulpit is about coming for prayers and countless night vigils.

It’s like my people are spellbound while they are being fleeced. A pathetic picture.

Many if my people believe that someone is after them as they keep running from imaginary enemies instead of being taught to fight if the battle is real.

Many of the young people are unmarried and many of these organisations are advising them to only marry into their churches only.

Religion is telling my people to prepare for Heaven and yet the only person they are helping on earth is their man of God.

I love God with all of my heart and Jesus is the king of my life but for First time, I’m angry at organised religion in Africa. It has done them more harm than good. Many if what we spend time praying for can be solved by common sense; Vote in sensible government, boot out irresponsible government, take over power when needed, train to be employed in the 21st century, dey all you can to kee from being hungry, come together to leverage strengths. Common Sense is needed in Africa. Common sense will save Africa from the sick grips of religion.  God is good but many of these so called servants , I’m not so sure.

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